I Capture the Castle [Paperback]

One of the 20th Century's most beloved novels is still winning hearts!

I Capture the Castletells the story of seventeen-year-old Cassandra and her family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle. Here she strives, over six turbulent months, to hone her writing skills. She fills three notebooks with sharply funny yet poignant entries. Her journals candidly chronicle the great changes that take place within the castle's walls, and her own first descent into love. By the time she pens her final entry, she has captured the castle -- and the heart of the reader-- in one of literature's most enchanting entertainments.

This book has one of the most charismatic narrators I've ever met. --J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series

Bonus: Reading Group Discussion Guide included in this edition

I. THE SIXPENNY BOOK: March

Chapter I (pp. 3-11)

Who is narratingI Capture the Castle? What do we learn about this person at the outset? How is the story being told? Describe the form and tone of this novel.

Identify the novel's primary setting and each of its main characters.

On page 10, Cassandra remarks, I thank heaven there is no cheaper form of bread than bread. What does this mean? What sort of family life is described in the opening chapter? What are the differences between this family's past and present situation?

How did this change come to pass? And, in spite of all this, why does Cassandra add, on page 11, I think it worthy of note that I never felt happier in my life ?

Chapter II (pp. 12-25)

What do we learn about Cassandra's close ties to her sister Rose? What do they share or have in common, not just physically but emotionally and intellectually? And how are these girls different from one another?

Who is Miss Blossom? What makes her different from the other characters we have met? Is she really a character in the way all ló&